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In Loving Memory of

Leonard Sherman

December 2nd, 1922 - November 17th, 2021

Obituary

Leonard Sherman, 98.
Beloved husband of the late Diane Sherman nee Natovich. Loving father of Mimi Sherman and David (Dr. Susie) Sherman. Grandfather of Jason, Adam and Josh Kaplan and Ned, Gordie and Adeline Rohrbach and Jacob and Eli Sherman. Leonard was a successful businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose real estate business, Benj. E. Sherman & Sons, based in Chicago, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in March. He proudly served both in the US Army during WWII in the South Pacific and also in the Israel War of Independence in ’47 and ’48. Among his philanthropic work of which he was most proud was serving as the General Chairman of the Jewish United Fund (JUF) and as President and Chairman of the Board of the American Technion Society. Service Sunday, 1:00 pm, at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The funeral service is public, the interment service will be private, by family. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit www.livestream.nssbethel.org In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to JUF, 30 South Wells Street, Room 3134, Chicago, IL 60606 www.juf.org or the American Technion Society, 55 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 www.ats.org would be appreciated. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals. www.chicagojewishfunerals.com

Memorial Events

FUNERAL SERVICE

Date & Time Sunday 11/21/2021 at 01:00 PM

Address North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
1175 Sheridan Road
Highland Park, IL 60035

Clergy
Rabbi Michael Schwab
Rabbi Alex Freedman
Hazzan Jacob Sandler
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

Interment

Address Memorial Park Cemetery
9900 Gross Point Road
Skokie, IL 60076

Gathering

Address Am Shalom
840 Vernon Ave.
Glencoe, IL 60022

Additional Information
Sunday from 4pm until 8pm
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The funeral service will be live streamed on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Central Time.
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